Lewis's Department Store

Briggy · Post by **Briggy** » Tue 07 Oct, 2008 11:42 am

Just browsing over those fantastic photos again when I remembered that the Miss Selfridges shop on Lands Lane has some similar marble and metal staircases and an old style cage type lift at the back. Don't know if any of you intrepid photographers would dare venture into Miss Selfridges (or maybe you already have!) but I think they are definitely worth a photo or two. I don't know one of a camera from the other or I'd do it myself.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Tue 07 Oct, 2008 11:18 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: Was it not KP? A 'two ball' rhyme we used to chant:KP penny packetFirst you chew it then you crack itThen you stick it to your jacketKP penny packetBeech Nut - I think the pack was sort of sickly green wasn't it? I think it was actually 'P.K.' - K.P. was always peanuts. http://www.wardetectives.info/projects/ ... Apparently its still a brand you can get in Australiahttp://www.everythingaustralian.com/noname94.html

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Wed 08 Oct, 2008 12:03 am

That's it Drapesy! PK penny packet. I shall now forgive you for engendering my newly acquired encyclopaedic knowledge of Abbottabad.

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Wed 08 Oct, 2008 12:36 am

Wasn't the chewing gum with the 2 for 1 bonus called YZ? Its trade mark was an owl's head, hence the pun in the product name.

kierentc · Post by **kierentc** » Wed 08 Oct, 2008 1:01 am

thermionic wrote: Thanks riclam for linking to my pre-redevelopment photos of Lewis's/Allders, I noticed some of the links don't work due to the URLs running together so (blatant self-publicity) here's a new link to the whole set of pictures...http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonnee/set ... 2/Cheers,T some fab pics therei know i've said this before, but i'll say it again (maybe as SL-ers are the only ones who may agree, lol) but i think ripping out those stair cases was a travesty i went past today and the lands lane entrance has replaced those gorgeous stair cases and chandelier with...oooh, a mini escalator. fantastic. like dozens of stores around the country then, and so attractive to boot.and the main staircase to the basement floor from the briggate entrance has gone too, i'd heard that one was staying.

Si · Post by Si » Wed 08 Oct, 2008 9:22 am

kierentc wrote: thermionic wrote: Thanks riclam for linking to my pre-redevelopment photos of Lewis's/Allders, I noticed some of the links don't work due to the URLs running together so (blatant self-publicity) here's a new link to the whole set of pictures...http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonnee/set ... 2/Cheers,T some fab pics therei know i've said this before, but i'll say it again (maybe as SL-ers are the only ones who may agree, lol) but i think ripping out those stair cases was a travesty i went past today and the lands lane entrance has replaced those gorgeous stair cases and chandelier with...oooh, a mini escalator. fantastic. like dozens of stores around the country then, and so attractive to boot.and the main staircase to the basement floor from the briggate entrance has gone too, i'd heard that one was staying. You're right...it's a crying shame.

sundowner · Post by **sundowner** » Wed 08 Oct, 2008 10:37 am

D Si wrote: kierentc wrote: thermionic wrote: Thanks riclam for linking to my pre-redevelopment photos of Lewis's/Allders, I noticed some of the links don't work due to the URLs running together so (blatant self-publicity) here's a new link to the whole set of pictures...http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonnee/set ... 2/Cheers,T some fab pics therei know i've said this before, but i'll say it again (maybe as SL-ers are the only ones who may agree, lol) but i think ripping out those stair cases was a travesty i went past today and the lands lane entrance has replaced those gorgeous stair cases and chandelier with...oooh, a mini escalator. fantastic. like dozens of stores around the country then, and so attractive to boot.and the main staircase to the basement floor from the briggate entrance has gone too, i'd heard that one was staying. You're right...it's a crying shame. Does no one in the planning department care about what is taken out of buildings when being refurbished its no wonder people say when you have seen one you have seen them all.It would not suprise me to hear that they have been sold they would be worth a lot more than the replacment escalaters but then Leeds is not known for its forward thinking as you will know from the shambles of the fiftys and sixties developments.PS I hear we have won an award for the ugliest building why does that not suprise me.

LS12 · Post by **LS12** » Tue 03 Feb, 2009 9:56 am

Does no one in planning department care? As I said earlier the building IS NOT listed, therefore the interior of the building has as much protection in legislation terms as a living room with flock wallpaper in a 1970's semi in Kirstall! Planning officers have no control whatsoever over the interior of buildings if they are not listed! I agree the units internally look [edited for content], with the crappie suspended cellings and its a shame when u compare it to the granduer of the old Alders. Instead of people moaning, u should have put ur efforts in lobbying English Hertiage to get the building listed, which would have given the interior immediate protection!

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Thu 31 Dec, 2009 10:53 am

[quotenick="BLAKEY"][quotenick="fevlad"] fevlad wrote: BLAKEY wrote: fevlad wrote: despite all the alterations and changes in display styles you could always spot signs of the original lewis' the bronze bannisters, some aspects of the flooring, the rickety escalators, ceiling detail. i'd love to see those pics Have now resued the pictures from my old computer, but could someone please tell me how to post pictures on here - Thanks Any luck yet? I'm dying to see them.

Post by **chameleon** » Thu 31 Dec, 2009 12:24 pm

[quotenick="Trojan"][quotenick="BLAKEY"] fevlad wrote: fevlad wrote: BLAKEY wrote: fevlad wrote: despite all the alterations and changes in display styles you could always spot signs of the original lewis' the bronze bannisters, some aspects of the flooring, the rickety escalators, ceiling detail. i'd love to see those pics Have now resued the pictures from my old computer, but could someone please tell me how to post pictures on here - Thanks Any luck yet? I'm dying to see them. Arethose not they on page 5?